Tottenham poised to land £1m windfall for Iago Falque - who made four starts for Spurs

Windfall: Iago Falque made two starts in the League Cup and two in the Europa League Getty

Tottenham are poised to collect a windfall of £1million for a player who failed to make a single Premier League start for the club.

Iago Falque, who was on Spurs’ books from 2011 until 2014, has moved to Roma from Genoa for £7.1m — a deal that is expected to bring the north London club £1.07m.

It is understood that when Falque, 25, moved to Genoa last summer, there was a clause in the agreement that ensured Spurs would receive 15 per cent of any future sale.Tottenham could hardly have expected to cash in so quickly on the Spanish attacker.

During his time at White Hart Lane, Falque made four starts, two in the Europa League and two in the League Cup, but turned around his fortunes last season.

Tottenham's top targets in the summer transfer window

Tottenham's top targets in the summer transfer window

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Radja Nainggolan - Roma

Nainggolan has proved himself to be a more than adequate replacement for the perennially injured Kevin Strootman, with his physicality a key component to Rudi Garcia's side. He would add valuable experience to the youthful pairing of Ryan Mason and Nabil Bentaleb.

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Marc Bartra - Barcelona

He has been on Tottenham’s radar since 2012, when then-manager Andre Villas-Boas identified the Barcelona centre-back as a player for the future.
The 24-year-old has struggled to fulfil his potential since, however. Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano and Jeremy Mathieu are ahead of him in the race for centre-back places but the £8.7million buy-out clause makes Bartra an attractive option.

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Mohamed Salah - Chelsea

The Egyptian winger is out of favour at Chelsea but showed what he can do at Fiorentina during the second half of last season, scoring nine goals in 26 loan appearances.
Quick, skilful and direct, Salah has all the qualities Pochettino craves but Chelsea would prefer to sell him abroad. Fiorentina want to extend his loan for another year while Inter Milan are also showing a strong interest.

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Christian Benteke - Aston Villa

One of the top flight's most in-demand forwards, Benteke would doubtless lessen Harry Kane's workload and his aerial strength would provide plenty of opportunities for colleagues. At just 24 the Belgian offers long-term productivity and, should he shine at the Lane, plenty of resale value.

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Morgan Schneidlerlin - Southampton

Mauricio Pochettino will probably face competition from north London rivals Arsenal if he wants to bring back the star of his former side. Schneiderlin has made clear that he wants to play in the Champions League, but might he be willing to wait another year and attempt to take Spurs back to Europe's elite?

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Anthony Martial - Monaco

"The next Thierry Henry" could be turning out for Arsenal's rivals. At just 19 the forward has already shown enough at Monaco to suggest he might live up to expectations. He managed nine goals for Monaco last season and impressed as they stunned Arsene Wenger's side at the Emirates.

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He also had loan spells at Southampton, who were in the Championship at the time, Almeria and Rayo Vallecano. Yet Falque fulfilled his potential last season, scoring 13 times in 28 starts in Serie A to help Genoa finish sixth.